All That Glitters Affinity vs Familiars Storm | Quarterfinals 1- Quest for the Best Pauper Deck Ever

What was the best Pauper deck ever? We made our community vote for one deck to represent each year since 2010, recruited 16 Pauper Experts to play a 5-round tournament, and now we bring you each match of the Top 8. Andrea is playing Thoralf and either All that Glitters or Temporal Fissure could be knocked out of the tournament.
Decks featured in this video: bit.ly/3v2pYvd
All lists & Swiss matches: bit.ly/49tJHSF
The Swiss pilot for All that Glitters was ‪@walker7355‬
The Swiss pilot for Familiars Storm was ‪@kalikaiz‬
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Decks featured in this video: bit.ly/3v2pYvd All lists & Swiss matches: bit.ly/49tJHSF The Swiss pilot for All that Glitters was @walker7355 The Swiss pilot for Familiars Storm was @kalikaiz

[@reinhardveltrup9232]

ooooHHH, it's our boi ANDREA MENGUCCIIII!!

[@michaelstapley4878]

Champion of the People!

[@mofomiko]

He has the perfect name to shout into a microphone with massive reverb in a giant arena

[@fyreaxis4938]

Andreaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa MeeeeeeeeenGUCHIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@Aurelius2142]

0:44 Thoralf really out there speaking for the viewers

[@quickdrawz05]

This exactly lolol

[@kalikaiz]

It was so sick to be part of this, and I loved seeing this video! One day maybe I can join in the studio for a dream come true

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you again for participating! :D I wonder how differently this match would have played out if you were piloting the deck yourself!

[@thoralfseverin2112]

I dont wonder, i know 😆

[@kalikaiz]

@@thoralfseverin2112 playing this deck made me question why it was so OP at the time haha

[@Buckship]

I'm really happy you were able to push my favorite deck in the top 8

[@asherhinrichs9566]

I think I speak for all pauper fans when I say we would love to see you play paper with the card market bois in their studio!

[@tciddados]

The inspirational music as the storm starts going off, and then just whiffs.

[@jadesherer7493]

crazy to see thoralf combo off for like 2 minutes straight only to get gingerbruted for game immediately after

[@mewr11]

Absolutely wild that affinity was able to come back from 8 copies of Temporal Fissure

[@dcrappa1]

Why didn't he just bounce all of his permanents. Give him a hard reset

[@Cheerwine091]

@@dcrappa1I think he was hoping that he could continue comboing to get more power onto the battlefield, since he didn’t have enough to win immediately after the temp fissure. My guess is that he was worried that the affinity deck with a hand full of cheap artifacts would be able to rebuild faster than the bundle of 1/1s and 2/2s could kill

[@kylegonewild]

He had discarded, drawn, or played a significant enough amount of lands that his odds of continuing to combo were high, unfortunately it basically fizzled after the Temporal Fissure and he didn't draw any other interaction.

[@samueledelicati6188]

Affinity is also the easiest deck that can recover from a temporal fissure, since full of low to the ground spells

[@user-bh9fb2kf5m]

Better will be return all mana sources first and then creatures

[@saltandpauper]

Hey look! Thats me! Seeing myself in a card market video is a dream! 🥳 This tournament was so cool to be apart of! And i cant wait to see how the top 8 plays out! Thoralf and Andrea bring such great energy to these videos!

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm so grateful for your participation in the swiss tournament! I'm really excited to pilot your deck in the top 8 and I hope to deliver on the skill with which you played it to make it here :D

[@saltandpauper]

Im sure you did great! And thank you so much for recording your reactions with me for the swiss! It was so much fun!@@CardmarketMagic

[@davidrice752]

Andrea miscounted his affinity for thoughtcast at 10:10. Oh well!

[@SANT14GO]

As he usually says, that play is legal on paper lol

[@loganowens623]

came down to comment that, i watched that part like 5 times thinking i missed something

[@bryaneal9534]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@narstotzka1152]

I DEMAND A REMATCH

[@davidrice752]

Just to be clear, just wanted to point it out, I doubt there’s nefarious reasons

[@winniebowser4447]

hey editor, thank you for making gingerbrute do that giggle.

[@CardmarketMagic]

You're welcome 🤔 it felt appropriate

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Jeskai Glitters is a really fast deck. I'm glad there is a format where artifact lands have a home.

[@MagicalMasterMind]

Damn what a cool second match. That old storm deck is actually sick when it pops off

[@SlayerOfSmaug]

Every episode with Mengu is a certified banger

[@DeadlyGrim]

I think my favorite part about pauper is that there's a space in it for everything from "draft chaff" to "legacy-playable". Also, thanks for posting the Swiss and getting a bunch of people involved! I know that that's a non-trivial amount of work and that it's really niche media, but I think it's still super cool.

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm glad you appreciate it! :) it was really nice to get the community involved

[@herrar6595]

Where do we get the Swiss? 0.0

[@apass7241]

Links to the raw swiss videos are in linked the video description@@herrar6595

[@CardmarketMagic]

@@herrar6595 In the pinned comment and the description!

[@dougfisher3366]

I have been waiting for this series for weeks, LETS GOOO. No exaggeration, my favorite series format on KZbin. Thank you Cardmarket for consistently dropping BANGERS

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) I really hope you enjoyed this one! And the next 6 matches!

[@petermaximoff4598]

Damn 15 minutes sheesshhh, gonna be seriously fast pauper matches

[@CardmarketMagic]

The decks in this top 8 are really fast, all the matches will be rather swift :D

[@melanieOh]

Which is crazy, this is like Power 9 turn 0/1/2 wins, but everything is common versus endless slogs in modern! It just goes to show how much of MTG is about your skills and instincts as a player, the community recognizing combos and synergies, and just how many cards in common print shouldn't be slept on!

[@petermaximoff4598]

@@melanieOh if ya dont stop the 9/9 attacker on turn 2 then half your life is gone yeah

[@xPhireLight]

​@@melanieOhyeah all that glitters might catch a ban in the future perhaps but we will wait and see!

[@idanbhk3875]

@@melanieOh TBH modern is slower due to interaction being far more prevalent. There have been many modern decks that can potentially win on turn 2-3-4, but they're usually too weak to interaction stopping their shenanigans. Ad nauseam and Nivmagus infect were such examples.

[@GraemeGunn]

12:47 lmao "Is it another banned spell?" *it is* "WOOOOOOOOOOO"

[@apass7241]

It finally started! It was really cool to participate with my old combo love, even if my content is very limited (to walls 🤣) thanks for the opportunity!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you for participating! You did great in the swiss 💪 hopefully we make your deck proud! Although even if we don't, we know your real deck is walls anyway 😅

[@ciaran.downey]

Mengu looked so happy at the end hahaha

[@g.ganderson7415]

ANDREA, PAUPER, AND BEST DECK EVER! Its magical Christmasland. But fr I really just wanted to say that I appreciate your content very much and this vid is peak for sure.

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it :) I hope you will like the next 6 matches as well!

[@sh41]

Yes! Andrea piloting affinity is such a perfect match. This new series is starting strong. I was looking forward to it and it did not disappoint!

[@DackKija]

Yeees! It's finally here. Super pumped for this series. Andrea should count himself lucky with this win because that Familliars deck looked super scary in the swiss!

[@vladtodorov4665]

just seeing Andrea + Cardmarket colaboration and its an INSTANT like. Best mtg channel by miles

[@zappingstars908]

great video as usual I still love those little talks they do where they explain their gameplan which is the big difference between other paper magic content

[@KILOWATTE]

Andrea the myth the man the legend again :P also banger soundtrack --- real hype

[@Pistolsatsean]

Love the change to the intro to mention you got Pauper legends to do the pre tournament matches! (no idea if this was the same as for modern) Makes me more confident that you guys are taking this series seriously, which imo makes it more fun to watch!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Yes we did the same for modern but we thought we would start putting in the extra work to give a platform to those who help us out with it and in exchange manage to share the games in video form from their own channels :) you can see the matches if you want in the pinned comment and description

[@pwnagecakes8934]

YES this series started! Lets gooo!

[@SRPowers2891]

Fun to watch these two face off against each other! l appreciate the interludes that break down the thinking about their plays. Looking forward to see how this series plays out, thanks for another fun video.

[@jeffe2267]

I loved the optimistic, momentous music on Thoralf's turn only to have all hopes dashed by the top decked All that Glitters.

[@user-lr3vw9kq5g]

The editing and sound effects are absolutely insane. Especially when Thoralf was storming off. So good!

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :) I'm happy you enjoyed them

[@ursulcx299]

Best format, one of your most fun series returning, Mengu, what possibly be better?

[@IllFated44]

Andrea calling judge had me laugh out loud in public 🤣

[@TaisxD]

That was one swift exit for the awesome familiars deck. Not gonna lie, I love these series because the old decks are cool to see for a player who werent around for them. Seing the deck which dominates the meta atm eradicate older decks hurts. Just like scam dominating modern was just so sad.

[@CardmarketMagic]

There are still many awesome decks in the tournament :) hope you enjoy the upcoming episodes

[@JohnFromAccounting]

If it makes you feel better, a Frantic Search deck using all the cards since it was banned would be tier 1 for sure.

[@f99140]

Carl just loves saying Andrea's name haha

[@61locdog]

LETS GOO! It’s our man the myth the legend ANDREA MENGUCCI!!! Plus Thoralf what a squad

[@MrWader76]

I audibly yelled, “YES!” When I saw the video title. 😊

[@castanus4343]

Can't wait to see more of this🎉 Love you guys! Keep creating great content❤

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you 🥳 we're excited to be back with the series :) I hope you enjoy the next 6 rounds!

[@theelectricant98]

Absolutely love the presentation of this, great concept and execution

[@moshimeshowu747]

Seeing Thoraf (im so sorry if I misspelled) get excited about the pauper tournament is definitely relatable. So excited for this series!! 🎉🎉

[@corymasterman2070]

I'm so excited to see the rest of this series!

[@godtiermtg]

You guys should make “vod” channel where we can watch all of the matches that brought us to the top 8

[@CardmarketMagic]

It's already in the pinned comment and description :)

[@Hieuby_Dooby]

I love these top deck series, thanks for the uploads!

[@paperpauperplayer]

The animation and sound effects your did for the storm count was so unnecessarily satisfying

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm happy you enjoyed them! You also win the award for best username!

[@corn-cob-gaming]

So happy the best deck series is back! These are so fun!

[@violaknapp7904]

What a cool match! I'm so happy we get to see a bunch of Pauper now!

[@codegnatstudios]

Thoralf AND Andrea Mengucci?? Yes please!

[@mashedmentality]

These videos are like little slices of perfect happiness for my life. I love magic and love seeing high level play especially when it’s presented oh so well. Hats off to the Card Market team for all your current and future success

[@user-ud5tk4oc6r]

This was an exhilarating watch as always. I love it when Andrea and Thoralf go up against each other, they have such good chemistry and it's great seeing two pros go at it

[@aggedon7483]

Super keen for another best deck series these have all been top tier content!

[@user-sc8xt7fh7o]

so pumped for this series

[@purplelilypervincle4898]

Top notch content as Always ❤ i am so excited for the next rounds 🎉

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm happy you enjoyed it :) hopefully you'll enjoy the next 6 videos as well 🥳

[@kyledawson8336]

Loved the video guys, amazing content as usual, good too see Andrea back, keep up the amazing work guys, much love 💖

[@CardmarketMagic]

I'm happy you enjoyed it :D

[@kyledawson8336]

@@CardmarketMagic it always brings me joy seeing my notifications saying " Cardmarket has uploaded a video "

[@All_that_is_Magic]

Great video, keep em coming.

[@KlittoD]

Lets go welcome back Menguu!!

[@ubermusli]

I'm so happy to see my favorite deck move forward in the competition! Also, hoping for an Andrea VS Toffel in the finale!

[@jmv333]

So excited for this series!

[@GnawlyRat]

Thank you so much for the scrumptious pauper content

[@goldenarmour7975]

I have the all that glitter jeskai deck at home. I sometimes bring it to small tourneys in my hometown. A blast to play with.

[@D1versityArt]

This is by far the best series. So exciting

[@daedalusdreamjournal5925]

That was a quick game ! 😲 Though to be fair, thoralf was facing the uncontested pauper champion andrea ! Still kudos to thoralf for trying his best, there was even a moment where I felt he could have won the second game. But apparently, it seems that "all that glitters" was simply more consistent in this matchup and this won the game in the end. See you in the next round 😃

[@kaikoacorvikeiagreen3265]

YOOOO WELCOME BACK ANDREA

[@theprojectdaemon]

I'm sounding like a bot saying it every time, but nothing I love more here than Pauper and Andrea Mengucci!

[@kl3r1k3r-7]

So hyped for this series!

[@Lwai.]

10:10 mengu pays 1 mana to cast his 2 mana spell D:

[@nickstauter2604]

You can see after he attacks that he did tap a land to play the second springleaf drum.

[@Oko_Plz]

which he didnt have before the 2 mana spell @@nickstauter2604

[@matteodonato3918]

@@nickstauter2604what are u talking about? The thoughtcast is 2 mana but he only pays 1 for it, then draws the second springleaf with it and plays that and a tapland

[@jaredglasser9591]

As mengu would say, "only legal in paper"

[@kylegonewild]

​​@@nickstauter2604 Springleaf Drum is 1 mana. OP said 2

[@LukeCTFD]

Noooo!!! Guys you should have started with the octofinals to make this amazing serie lasts longer. Anyway, I look forward to seeing my boy Mengu be crowned with that crazy affinity deck!!

[@akorthouwer]

Thank you for posting this. Need to watch all the swiss matches now. What would we be without cardmarket helping us with our addiction. By feeding into it 😊

[@tzaandor]

Man, pauper's the best. I've really looked forward to this series🎉

[@lukamirm.1537]

Loved this episode, thanks Andrea for the frequent travels to Berlin ;)

[@Swimmingbases]

This is awesome!!

[@shadowisp]

OMG, that music while thoralf stormed off XD. so good.

[@Zantoma]

The return of my favorite series on the channel let's goooooooooo

[@omnivision616]

Been looking forward to this one.

[@noahmorris1015]

LETS F**KING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I HAVE BEEN SO SO EXCITED FOR SO SO LONG I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!! WE GET 7 PAUPER VIDEOS AND ITS ANOTHER TOURNAMENT STYLE AND ANDREA IS HERE AND THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEST thank you cardmarket T_T

[@CardmarketMagic]

Pauperrrrrr 🥳🥳🥳

[@MLBFan17]

I have been waiting all week for this lets go cardmarket

[@samanthalouise641]

Video was amazing!

[@waves-]

ive been waiting for this for a very long time

[@evemhughes]

Love this series

[@Skeithalot]

Great video.

[@alexfu7329]

nice editing. very informative

[@CardmarketMagic]

Thank you :)

[@thegreatmaximilian]

Let's go! I love Pauper, all that power for the lowest price. What a fun way to play Magic. I'm hyped for this series.

[@Hpborges]

It is insane that this channel brings pro player legends to make some content for us.

[@jacksonstein8866]

Been so excited for this one! I hope we get a best deck ever of all the competitive formats and then a best format ever where the results are pretty obvious but we get to prove scientifically that pauper is stronger than pioneer and standard

[@petrri323]

You guys have to to all the major 1v1 formats at this point. Legacy and Vintage next please. I NEED to know!!!

[@CardmarketMagic]

We have daily polls running in our community tab for the legacy series right now :)

[@Blockrates]

The series is here - let's goooo!

[@DrSiddha]

Finally the most hyped video of the year

[@FreyjaMentado]

Yes!!! So excited!

[@joshvon8495]

Hell yeah! So ready for this

[@RayearthIX]

a version of All that Glitters Affinity is literally my only Pauper deck, so very cool to see it move on (I mostly play EDH and Cube/Draft).

[@fish_in_distress]

Rooting for Affinity to go all the way! Off to a great start and Mengucci is piloting let's goooo!

[@WillowGreenVailati]

0:42 why did you have to make the logo so cool tho, with the awesome animation and everything

[@MindstabThrull]

Just two comments about the video itself: - The document on CardMarket calls it Fissure Storm but the video calls it Familiars Storm - If this is Pauper... shouldn't the crown be made of, idk, paper or something? :) Also, NEED MOAR PAUPER GAMEPLAY. GIEF US MOAR!!!

[@bobwilson679]

Yay new series!

[@oafkad]

The legends are here!

[@michaelsinnreich6626]

That storm count was both wild and a heart breaker.

[@slay-thoven1357]

Sorry, I’m a day late to the BEST MtG series on the internet???? SO HYPE for this to be back for Pauper.

[@krispydunts1665]

It's finally here!!

[@Tselel]

YOOOOOOO!! BDE Pauper is finally here!!! I'm sad Gardens didn't make the cut for this series, but I'm absolutely watching every episode of this series for my favorite format!

[@EionBlue]

It's been a while since I rooted for UW Glitters to win, go Mengu!

[@123Perillo]

thats the content i subscribed for

[@bonkstephenson4803]

As someone who's played pauper over a lot of different eras, some decks like the flicker storm and certain older tron builds, any proactive deck from the last couple years is going to trounce it because pauper was a lot slower paced/value based in those eras